I don't use windows.... However, I recently had a series of
hangs on my F17 box that I could not explain. Although I fixed the problem before
installing the lm_sensors package I would recommend installing it and checking your CPU
temps.
Neither do I, just use them as troubleshooting tool ;)
My problem was "fixed" by removing a buildup of cat fur
from the CPU heat-sink. I'm sure lm_sensors would have revealed to me a temperature
problem. :-)
I track temperature, it is not an issue because fans are clean and
temp doesn't exceed 45°C
My best guess it is an driver issue. System is Sandybridge based, CPU
is i5-2500 and gpu is Intel Sandybridge.
Because screen goes off I'm starting to think that it could be i915
driver fault maybe? Is anybody else having issues like these and has
i915 driver with Sandybridge gpu?